/ ˈdeməkræt; NAmE / noun
1.
a person who believes in or supports democracy
2.
Democrat ( abbr. D , Dem. ) a member or supporter of the Democratic party of the US
—compare Republican
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WORD ORIGIN
late 18th cent. (originally denoting an opponent of the aristocrats in the French Revolution of 1790): from French démocrate , on the pattern of aristocrate aristocrat.